Sur Singh

Sawai Raja Sur Singh Rathore or Suraj Mal (24 April 1571 – 7 September 1619), was the Raja of Marwar Kingdom (r. 11 July 1595 – 7 September 1619). His sister was the third wife of Emperor Jahangir and mother of Shah Jahan.

Raja Sur Singh Rathore
Maharaja of the Jodhpur
Tenure11 July 1595 – 7 September 1619
Coronation23 July 1595, Sringar Chowki, Mehrangarh, Jodhpur
BornApril 24, 1571
Delhi
DiedSeptember 7, 1619(1619-09-07) (aged 48)
Mahaikat, Deccan
Burial
Jodhpur
IssueGaj Singh
Full name
Mahraja Sur Singh Rathore Ji Bahadur Sahab
HouseRathores
FatherRaja Udai Singh Rathore
MotherManrang Devi
ReligionHinduism
OccupationMughal General, Commander

He succeeded on the death of his father, 11 July 1595. He assisted Princes Murad and Daniyal Mirza in the conquest of Gujarat and the Deccan for Emperor Akbar, receiving the hereditary title of Sawai Raja in recognition of his many services. He died on active service at Mahaikat, Deccan, 7 September 1619.

Ancestry

References

  1. Shyam Singh Ratnawat, Krishna Gopal Sharma, History and culture of Rajasthan: from earliest times upto 1956 A.D. (1999), p.162
  2. Rajvi Amar Singh, Mediaeval History of Rajasthan: Western Rajasthan (1992), p.38
  3. Sarkar, Jadunath (1984). A History of Jaipur: C. 1503-1938. Orient Longman Limited. p. 28. ISBN 81-250-0333-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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